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Showing words for NERVOUS using the English dictionary

7 Letter Words for Nervous

nervous

6 Letter Words for Nervous

nervus, rouens, souren, unrove, unsore, ursone, venous

5 Letter Words for Nervous

eruvs, euros, nevus, norse, noser, novus, nurse, oners, ornes, ouvre, ovens, overs, resun, rones, rouen, roues, rouse, roven, roves, runes, senor, seron, servo, snore, urson, uvres, venus, verso, verus

4 Letter Words for Nervous

eons, erns, eros, eruv, euro, nevo, noes, nore, nose, nous, nurs, oner, ones, onus, ores, ourn, ours, oven, over, reno, revs, roes, rone, rose, roue, roun, rous, rove, ruen, rues, rune, runs, ruse, seor, sero, serv, snur, sone, sore, sorn, sour, suer, sune, sure, surv, ures, urns, user, uvre, vers, voes, vors

3 Letter Words for Nervous

ens, env, eon, eos, ern, ers, esr, esu, neo, nor, nos, nov, nur, nus, oer, oes, one, ons, ore, ors, ose, our, ous, res, rev, roe, ron, ros, rue, run, sen, ser, son, sou, sov, sue, sun, sur, uns, ure, urn, urs, use, ver, voe, von, vor

Definitions for Nervous

[1] highly excitable; unnaturally or acutely uneasy or apprehensive: to become nervous under stress.
[2] of or relating to the nerves: nervous tension.
[3] affecting the nerves: nervous diseases.
[4] suffering from, characterized by, or originating in disordered nerves.
[5] characterized by or attended with acute uneasiness or apprehension: a nervous moment for us all.
[6] having or containing nerves.
[7] sinewy or strong.
[8] Archaic . vigorous or spirited.
[9] very excitable or sensitive; highly strung
[10] (often foll by of) apprehensive or worried I'm nervous of traffic
[11] of, relating to, or containing nerves; neural nervous tissue
[12] affecting the nerves or nervous tissue a nervous disease
[13] archaic active, vigorous, or forceful

Words related to Nervous

shaky, apprehensive, irritable, afraid, concerned, volatile, agitated, hysterical, jumpy, weak, uneasy, uptight, tense, timid, hesitant, skittish, shy, edgy, jittery, annoyed

Words nearby Nervous

nervine, nerving, nervon, nervonic acid, nervosity, nervous, nervous bladder, nervous breakdown, nervous exhaustion, nervous indigestion, nervous lobe

Origin of Nervous

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin nervōsus sinewy, equivalent to nerv(us ) nerve + -ōsus -ous

Other words from Nervous

nerv·ous·ly , adverb
nerv·ous·ness , noun
non·ner·vous , adjective
non·ner·vous·ly , adverb
non·ner·vous·ness , noun
o·ver·nerv·ous , adjective
o·ver·nerv·ous·ly , adverb
o·ver·nerv·ous·ness , noun
sem·i·nerv·ous , adjective
sem·i·nerv·ous·ly , adverb
sem·i·nerv·ous·ness , noun
un·nerv·ous , adjective
un·nerv·ous·ly , adverb
un·nerv·ous·ness , noun

Synonyms for Nervous

afraid, agitated, annoyed, apprehensive, concerned, edgy, fussy, hesitant, hysterical, irritable, jittery, jumpy, shaky, shy, skittish, spooked, tense, timid, uneasy, uptight, volatile, weak, basket case, bothered, distressed, disturbed, excitable, fidgety, fitful, flustered, high-strung, nervy, neurotic, on edge, overwrought, querulous, restive, ruffled, sensitive, shrinking, snappish, solicitous, taut, timorous, troubled, twitchy, unrestful, unstrung, upset, wired, worried